The Temple of SaturnBy Jacques Fehr

The Temple of Saturn

-3rd oldest sacred place in Rome

-Rebuilt three times (42 BC and and 4th century AD)

-The temple was dedicated to the god Saturn

-Dedicated around 497 BC

The Temple of Saturn again

-All that remains are eight columns with a pediment on top

-The remains are from the third temple, which was created because the second was destroyed by fire

-The third temple was built by the people and senate of Rome

The Temple of Saturn a third time

-Located in the western area of the Roman Forum

-Sits at the foot of Capitoline hill

-The statue inside the temple was wooden and veiled, and also held a scythe

Still the Temple of Saturn

-Inside the temple was the treasury

-Saturn was associated with wealth

-It stored the Republics gold and silver, and the official scale for measuring metals

BibliographyWebsites:

-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Saturn

-http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/romanforum/saturn.html

Pictures

-http://www.concierge.com/images/destinations/destinationguide/europe/italy/rome/rome/rome_006p.jpg

-http://www.digital-images.net/Images/Rome/Roman_Forum/Temple_ofSaturn_3783.jpg

-www.art-wallpaper.com/18064/Piranesi Giovanni/Vedute Temple of Saturn and the triumphal arch of Septimius Severus in the Roman?Width=1024

-http://goldcoinblogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Gold-silver-bars-purchase.gif

-http://rlv.zcache.com/temple_of_saturn_early_4th_century_bc_t_shirt-r852aba93e9f34d34814489817923c9af_f0czt_400.jpg